When do you do your first clip?...

[Cash]

...and do you rug much (if at all) before you do your first clip of the year in autumn/winter?
Just interested to hear really

 

[nativetyponies]

if i'm hunting, the last saturday in september.

if not, last saturday in october

 

[Mavis Cluttergusset]

I start rugging at night (she's out at night til October time, when she gets turned around) well before I clip. I will clip her out probably late Oct time, when she is fluffy enough to get sweaty - esp if I take her cubbing/hunting. I don't like her to drop condition too much going into winter so I would turn out in a LW rug if the evenings get any chillier or are very wet.

 

[JenHunt]

I clip about a week before opening meet. and don't rug up at all until then (except the night before to make sure he's dry.

I like to leave as late as poss to do it as little as possible!

 

[VioletStripe]

At my old stables it would be 'tradition' to clip at the beginning of October xx

 

[NicoleS_007]

I usually start clipping middle of Sept and use a fleece for day time and stable rug at night, then add rugs if needed as winter goes on.

 

[LadyRascasse]

when the horse needs it and if the horse needs it for example my old lad is starting to get his winter coat now so i shall clip him as soon as its through because he will get hot and sweaty other wise and i will rug him if the weather demands it.

 

[Shay]

4 to 6 weeks after the last clip! My lad is fully clipped and hogged year round because he competes as well. He's not rugged yet - but it is getting very close to it at night at the moment. Come winter I'm afraid he is rugged in various combinations 24/7.

Children's hunt in in 2 weeks (Yay!) so we'll need to clip before that so my daughter can look up to the mark there.

 

[eoe]

My horses are already rugged as its so cold and damp down here in Essex, but at least the grass is growing will clip last weekend in September.

 

[SavingGrace]

Planning to clip middle of september I will rug her then aswell x

 

[tikino]

mine are already in lightweight rugs and toby got his first clip yesterday as he is very hairy and was starting to sweat up

 

[3Beasties]

I will probably clip mine towards the end of October.